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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION/PLAN. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (FACADE REVIEW) APPROVAL REQUIRED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMIT PER SECTION 14-503(3)(C)(.1) OF THE PZC."},{"number":"1049587","date":"2020-12-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-05","scope":"FOR LEVEL 3 ALTERATIONS OF EXISTING TWO (2) STORY BUILDING AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A ONE (1) STORY ADDITION W/ ROOF DECK AS PER SUBMITTED PLANS. FOR A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR. SEPARATE PERMITS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR CERTICATE OF OCCUPANCY OF THE FIRST FLOOR. FOR THREE DWELLING UNITS ON FLOORS ABOVE. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHAICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. AMENDMENT (8/23/2021) TO CHANGE SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCY AS PER REVISED FORMS. AMENDMENT (2/5/2024) TO CHANGE STAIR CONFIGURATION AND FIRST FLOOR FENESTRATIONS AND LAYOUT AS PER REVISED PLANS.b"},{"number":"FP-2022-001488","date":"2022-08-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-02-28","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SIX (6) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A SIX (6) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER, AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS. SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY OTHER WORK. [AMENDMENT 8/2/2023 FOR CHANGES TO A FOUR (4) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A FOUR (4) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER AS PER APPROVED AMENDED PLANS, CP-100 FORM, PWD UTILITY PLAN, AND HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS.]"},{"number":"MP-2022-004355","date":"2022-09-14","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-01","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2022-010526","date":"2022-11-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-10","scope":"Install 800 Amp incoming service 400 amp for future commercial 150 amp Service for each unit and 100 amp for house panel ,110v interconnected smoke alarms, install new wiring /devices install new fire alarm system smoke detectors pull station Horne strobes as per Approved plans As per APPROVED DRAWINGS-NEC 2017 and 2016 nfpa 72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE. -NOTED WASHER RECEPT TO BE GFCI BREAKER and EM.LIGHT ON ROOFDECK-"},{"number":"PP-2022-015222","date":"2023-02-09","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-01","scope":"Install House Drain, Stacks, Drain lines to fixtures, Water lines to Fixtures, Fixtures Installation for Final Inspection"},{"number":"ZP-2024-002730","date":"2024-03-20","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Eating and Drinking Establishments - Sit-Down Restaurant"},{"number":"ZP-2024-003161","date":"2024-07-31","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Eating and Drinking Establishments - Take-Out Restaurant"},{"number":"CP-2024-002627","date":"2025-02-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":"2024-06-27","scope":"FOR FIT OUT ONLY OF VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE AS PER APPROVED PLANS FOR GROUP B RESTAURANT WITH ACCESSORY STORAGE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2018 IEBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. SEE AP # 1049587 FOR ASBESTOS INSPECTION REPORT. *IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO START OF WORK.*"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"0975905","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"FR Pelham Development","legalName":"FR Pelham Development","address":"6516 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2025-04-10","latestIssueDate":"2025-04-10","expirationDate":"2026-04-09","inactiveDate":"2026-06-08"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0975905","type":"Rental","businessName":"FR Pelham Development","legalName":"FR Pelham Development","issuedDate":"2025-04-10","latestIssueDate":"2025-04-10","closureDate":"2026-06-08","expirationDate":"2026-04-09","inactiveDate":"2026-06-08","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["4 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 156% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $225,000 to $575,500","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2024-003161: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2024-003161. Use permit #1042148: COMPLETED.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: CP-2024-002627 (Issued).","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 5, 2025.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"4 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations across 2 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.","action":"Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-04-07-why-title-insurance-is-your-best-friend-when-buying-a-home-in-philadelphia/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/water-gas-utilities/pay-or-dispute-a-water-bill/resolve-water-liens-judgments/"}]}